New College

College facilities

Library and IT services

The college’s library is a light and spacious 1930s building which provides plenty of work spaces and a group study room. The library has physical collections of approximately 100,000 volumes, 70,000 of them modern texts, largely on open shelves. There are major manuscript and rare book collections of interest to scholars, including c. 400 medieval manuscripts and some 30,000 early printed books, which include c385 incunabula.

The library has long opening hours and provides excellent IT facilities, including WiFi access and printing. A team of dedicated Library staff is on hand to answer any questions, facilitate access to special collections, and to support in sourcing new material required by postgraduate students.

All study-bedrooms are equipped with Ethernet/LAN connections and Wi-Fi access is available in all areas of the college. There are dedicated PCs in the JCR and MCR with printing facilities. Remote printing from student’s devices is also available from all parts of college.

Sport, music and college facilities

New College has a world-famous choir, and a number of orchestras, supported by several music practice rooms with pianos, including the brand new Clore Music Studios – a suite of 7 practice rooms of varying sizes.

The college's active drama society regularly puts on plays.

There is a ‘band room’ with a drum kit, keyboard, amplifiers, microphones, decks and a PA system, and a media room for watching television and movies and playing on games consoles.

The college is home to The New Collection, an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed academic journal produced by graduates and offers graduate colloquia for graduates to present and discuss their work, as well as termly 'New College Conversations' where fellows of the college discuss their research in an informal setting with senior, graduate and undergraduate members.

The college has its own sports ground and pavilion next to the Weston buildings, with pitches for rugby, football and hockey, and a squash court, as well as an all-weather court for netball and basketball, and a small gym. In the summer, there is a cricket pitch and grass and hard courts for tennis.

There is a boat house on the banks of the river Thames, housing the college's rowing boats, and a number of college punts are available at the sports ground for student use in the summer term.

Facilities for disabled students

New College will make every effort to accommodate disabled students. Like many others in the University, the college is made up of very old buildings, which can make disabled access to some areas difficult for some applicants. However, New College recently built two state-of-the-art rooms for disabled students on the main College site. 

The University has a useful page with accessibility information for all the colleges and buildings.

Applicants are encouraged to make contact with the Academic Registrar to find out how the college can help.

Welfare

New College recognises that academic success and personal development are interdependent activities and that students are likely to need guidance and support in each of these areas. The Tutor for Welfare collaborates with the Senior Tutor and Dean to ensure that College’s policies and practices reflect its commitment to providing a context within which all students can flourish and fulfil their potential. The Tutor for Welfare works closely with an experienced welfare team. You can find their details on New College’s Health and Welfare pages.

MCR

New College Middle Common Room (MCR) is located in the Weston Buildings and is the active centre of the graduate life in the college. The MCR committee organises social, welfare, sports and cultural events for graduates, and represents the student body in college matters.

The MCR itself is a large room with a bar and veranda, as well as a kitchen and espresso machine.